HIDDEN PLANET: BBC ANNOUNCES NEW NATURAL HISTORY SERIES

Twenty years after the ground-breaking series Life in the Undergrowth, Hidden Planet will dive into the secret world of the most successful and important animals on Earth – Insects.

Building on the remarkable advances in camera technology pioneered by The Green Planet, the series reveals the beautiful and dramatic lives of insects in unprecedented detail.

Across five globally-filmed episodes, full of new behaviour, new insights and extraordinary drama, the series will reveal insects to be doting parents that care for their offspring and defend their families, accomplished architects that build beautiful structures and sophisticated communicators, enticing and manipulating large animals, including us.

The series will also discover how insects transform and protect both the world they live in and our world too.

Hidden Planet (5x60) for BBC One and iPlayer.